Tikamgarh
Sign in to saveTikamgarh (also spelled Tikamgadh) is a town and tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri (i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle, which is why there is still a locality in Tikamgarh known as 'Purani Tehri' (Old Tehri). Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was mov
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Place details
- Locality
- Radhapur
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 79,106
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Tikamgarh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Govt PG college at Tikamgarh
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- India Madhya Pradesh#India#Asia
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- Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bundelkhand
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- Division
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1783
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tikamgarh district
- Area
- +21
- Elevation
- +349.170
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Tikamgarh district
- Official website
- www.tikamgarh.nic.in
- Image
- Panlak ddkdj.jpg
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- Administration
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- Places of interest
- Education
- Radio and television station
- Notable people
- See also
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Tikamgarh (also spelled Tikamgadh) is a town and tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri (i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle, which is why there is still a locality in Tikamgarh known as 'Purani Tehri' (Old Tehri). Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was moved to Tehri, about south of Orchha, which was home to the fort of Tikamgarh, and the town eventually took the name of the fort. The district is famous for the old fort of Kundar known as Garh Kundar, which was built by Khangars and remained the capital of Khangar rulers from 1180 to 1347.
==Etymology== The original name of the town was Tehri. In 1780, the ruler of Orchha Vikramajit (1776–1817) shifted his capital from Orchha to Tehri and renamed it Tikamgarh (Tikam being a name of Krishna).